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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Tech / Books iPad Users Sue Apple Because the iPad Is Not "Just Like Reading a Book"

Posted by Paul Constant on Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 3:51 PM

Tele-Read says some Californians have sued Apple because the iPad is not "just like" a book.

As I learned the other day when I came back out to my hot car, the iPad has a built-in heat sensor which shuts off the device when it reaches 95 degrees Fahrenheit, safeguarding the electronics from heat damage. Therefore, Apple’s advertising that “Reading on iPad is just like reading a book” represents fraud, negligent misrepresentation, deceptive advertising, and a litany of other malfeasance.

The relevant part of the lawsuit is here.

Meanwhile, in genuine, serious iPad complaints, Gizmodo has a good explanation of why magazine publishers are pissed at Apple for not allowing them to sell iPad subscriptions, and why Apple won't let them do it.

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Ironic, Apple wants people to be outside in parks reading ebooks, to show off how cool and trendy it is. But you cant do that in the summer. If your not in the shade, you risk damage to the unit. So basically, "you're reading it wrong!".

As for the magazines subscriptions, this dispute, all that's going to do is push Developers closer to Android, which you don't need a Marketplace to install apps.

Posted by Kinison

on July 28, 2010 at 4:05 PM

I'm suing SLOG cause it's not All The Gay News All The Time.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on July 28, 2010 at 4:09 PM

I'm suing Apple because I can't dip my iPad in caramel and eat it.

Posted by HelpMeJebus on July 28, 2010 at 4:24 PM

@1: I think developers are going to continue to create apps for profitable devices. This frivolous suit seems to be unrelated.

I'd also like to point out that I was thrilled when the iPod came out - my records stopped melting in the sun when I played them in the park in the summer.

Posted by misterlevitan

on July 28, 2010 at 4:26 PM

Too funny. People are getting all worked up over absolutely nothing. And yet, nobody seems to mind that most of the iPhone and iPad apps they've downloaded can access their address book, e-mails, text messages, photographs, and web history - and share that information with anybody they Goddamned want to.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on July 28, 2010 at 4:29 PM

I tried to throw my Verizon 3G iPad at Fnarf, but it didn't hit him the way it would hit a mewling cat.

Time to sue Apple!

Posted by Will in Seattle

on July 28, 2010 at 4:32 PM

The publishers inability to fully embrace digital media proved by this quote:

... it's going to need to embrace at least in part the existing model.

No, Gizmodo, it actually doesn't need to embrace a damn thing. Just like newspapers need to figure out a way to adapt to compete with (or utilize) the internet, magazines will need to learn to adapt to digital media as well.

Wired already has a pretty sweet monthly magazine on the iPad that is innovative and fun to read.

Posted by SurlyYurmom on July 28, 2010 at 4:36 PM

in other news: i can't believe it's not butter sued for not being actual butter!

Posted by spoiler alert on July 28, 2010 at 4:52 PM

iPad is like a book.

A $750 dollar book.

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on July 28, 2010 at 4:52 PM

@1,

Sitting in the sun in a park can in no way compare to storing an iPad in a car on a sunny day.

Posted by keshmeshi on July 28, 2010 at 5:19 PM

I tried to use my new iPad as a boat anchor and my boat drifted away.

And then I found a truckload of Kindles and used that instead.

Thanks, Amazon! finally found a use for the Kindle!

Posted by Will in Seattle

on July 28, 2010 at 5:25 PM